Pocket Bravery goes old-school elemental on pixel warriors

Promising classic fighting game stylings with a modern twist, Pocket Bravery punches up with precise, high-speed gameplay and mechanics designed for casual fighters or pros. With punky pixel visuals, bags of character, and various modes including rollback netplay for online, it looks like a winner for those after simpler fighting times, but a cute little tweak. 

Borrowing from the fun 8-bit brawlers of the Neo Geo Pocket Colour (explaining the title) and GBA era, there's a roster of 12 fighters with many world backdrops to get whooping against. 

Update: Note, the console release is having loading time and other issues, you may want to hold off until @PocketBravery announces an update. 

The twist comes from the elemental combat system, with fire, ice, electricity, and other power-ups dealing out devastating special attacks to change the tide of battle or truly immolate your opponent. Mastering these elemental affinities is vital to outplaying your opponents, or you can just mash the buttons as always. 

There are physical copies if you really fancy supporting developers Statera, PixelHeart, and PQube further. Pocket Bravery is out now across most console platforms, having had a Steam release back in 2023, to "very positive" reviews.